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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Melanie Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist obsessed with botanicas.

Melanie Gonzalez

News

‘Offensive’ Ava Gardner Mural in Koreatown Public School Will Be Painted Over

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

‘Mom, I Just Killed Somebody’: Man Kills Girlfriend and Shoots His Own Family in Watts

Watering Holes

Koreatown’s Favorite Sports Bars: Where To See Ryu Hyun-jin Lead the Dodgers

Tien Nguyen writes about food and culture. She co-authored the New York Times bestseller &#8220;L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food&#8221; with Roy Choi and Natasha Phan, and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Lucky Peach.

Tien Nguyen

Tacos

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Beverly Soon Tofu

Featured

This Hole in the Wall in Koreatown Is the Only True Mongolian BBQ Spot in L.A. Doing Stone-Cooked BBQ Lamb

Food

Beating L.A.’s Summer Heat in Koreatown with Boiling Chicken Ginseng Soup

Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

Katherine Spiers

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Guelaguetza

A.k.a. Afroxander; Editor-At-Large (formerly Weekend Editor) at L.A. Taco and a lecturer at San Diego State University. He has covered arts, culture, history, politics, and sports with an emphasis on Latin America and its U.S. diaspora for over two decades.

Ivan Fernandez

Sports

Who Are the ‘Real L.A.’ Soccer Fans? ~ A Look At the Growing Rivalry of Galaxy vs. LAFC

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

Events

‘Grease’ 40th Anniversary, Afrolituation, Ozomatli, Jenny and the Mexicats ~ GTFO LA!

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Los Angeles

‘I Am My Truck. My Truck Is Me’: Seven Classic Jonathan Gold Quotes About Los Angeles

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